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SAD! Ex-MTN Group CEO Sifiso Dabengwa is dead

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September 2, 2024

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By Mario Deepromoter

Ex-MTN Group CEO Sifiso Dabengwa has been announced dead Monday morning after losing the battle with cancer.

Dabengwa was MTN CEO from March 2011 till 2015 when he had to resign as MTN was looking for ways to negotiate itself out of a record N1.04trn fine Nigeria slammed on the telco for failing to disconnect over five million customers with unregistered SIM cards.

The Zimbabwean-born Dabengwa also served briefly as MTN Nigeria CEO until 2006.

South African media outlets have quoted a family spokesperson, Themba Sibanyoni, to have confirmed his death.

According to the reports, Sibanyoni said: “Dabengwa was a titan in the telecommunications industry and an astute businessman. His tenure as CEO of MTN Group from 2011 to 2015 was marked by visionary leadership, integrity, and dedication that drove significant advancements in the industry”.

Sibanyoni said Dabengwa left a legacy that extended far beyond the boardroom.

“He was an advocate for education and a fervent believer in the power of technology to transform lives.”

An MTN top executive who also confirmed the death at MTN headquarters in Johannesburg, South Africa, said MTN received the news of his death with shock and heavy heart.

She noted that everybody in MTN was in a mourning mood, considering that Dabengwa was still a member of the MTN family, having headed the telecommunication giant for a number of progressive years.

Dabengwa was said to have battled cancer for a while but gave up early hours of Monday.

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JUST IN: Obasanjo is alive, hale, hearty not dead– Reports

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3 minutes ago

June 24, 2026

EMMANUEL AGAJI

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Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo is alive, hale and hearty, according to reports.

This dispelled rumours in some quarters that the former President had died.

Nigerians and indeed the global community were thus enjoined to ignore the news of Obasanjo’s death.

It would be recalled that there had been news on the social media that the former President had passed on.

A terse statement jettisoning the rumour was captured thus, “The elder statesman is alive and actively engaged in various national and continental activities.
Ignore the death rumours”.

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Photos: Police Block Truck Conveying 47 Sacks Of Camouflage & Drugs In Lagos

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June 24, 2026

EMMANUEL AGAJI

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Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command, acting on credible intelligence, intercepted an unregistered MAN diesel truck at the exit point of Lagos State conveying forty-seven (47) sacks of military camouflage uniforms and eighty (80) cartons of drugs suspected to be illicit substances. Four suspects has been arrested and in Police custody

Preliminary investigation revealed that the military camouflage uniforms were allegedly being transported to the Eastern part of the country.

Investigation is ongoing to determine the source, ownership, and intended recipients of the recovered items, as well as the extent of the suspects’ involvement. Efforts are also ongoing to apprehend other persons connected with the criminal act.